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scorched

ADJECTIVE

baked

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dried melted

STRONG

heated simmered warmed

ADJECTIVE

bone-dry

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arid parched sunbaked

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anhydrous dry as a bone moistureless seared waterless

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damp moist wet

ADJECTIVE

burned

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charred

STRONG

blistered branded burnt cauterized parched scalded seared singed

ADJECTIVE

burnt

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charred parched scalded seared singed

ADJECTIVE

fired

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burned

STRONG

alight baked burning enkindled glowing heated kindled kindling smoking smoldering

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ablaze afire aflame incandescent on fire set on fire

ADJECTIVE

heated

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boiling fiery hot

STRONG

baked baking broiled broiling burned burning burnt cooked fired fried parched scalding scorching sizzling toasted

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cold cool freezing

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calm cooled frozen peaceful

ADJECTIVE

overdone

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STRONG

burned charred

ADJECTIVE

parched

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arid thirsty withered

STRONG

burned dehydrated shriveled

WEAK

cotton-mouth dried-out dried-up dry as dust waterless

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moist wet

WEAK

damp

ADJECTIVE

sere

Synonyms

WEAK

arid dried droughty dry parched sear shriveled waterless withered

ADJECTIVE

torrid

Synonyms

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arid blazing blistering parched red-hot scorching sizzling stifling sultry sweltering

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austral boiling broiling burning dried dry fiery heated parching scalding tropic tropical

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool damp moist wet

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arctic freezing frigid unsensual

Example Sentences

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She also scorched the DOJ lawyers—and specifically one high-ranking official, Lisa K. Hsiao—for deeply unethical behavior.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Then he surrendered it all back on Saturday when it seemed everyone besides him scorched the course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The drone is sent up again, this time to assess the damage and, on the small screen, the cave entrance appears scorched.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Atwood also received replacement Oscars after sending the academy a photo of her scorched “crispy critter” and informing them that two others had been completely lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

He scorched himself through and then went in to bed, but it was a hard thing to go to sleep.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

scorched

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